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וַיְהִ֣י׀ was vai-HEE בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ beforetime beh-HOH-desh נִיסָ֗ן it nee-SAHN שְׁנַ֥ת And sheh-NAHT עֶשְׂרִ֛ים pass es-REEM לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא to leh-ar-tahk-SHAHS-teh הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ came ha-MEH-lek יַ֣יִן it YA-yeen לְפָנָ֑יו in leh-fa-NAV וָֽאֶשָּׂ֤א month va-eh-SA אֶת the et הַיַּ֙יִן֙ Nisan, ha-YA-YEEN וָֽאֶתְּנָ֣ה year va-eh-teh-NA לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ in la-MEH-lek וְלֹֽא twentieth veh-LOH הָיִ֥יתִי the ha-YEE-tee רַ֖ע of ra לְפָנָֽיו׃ Artaxerxes leh-fa-NAIV